My father was not the easiest man to get along with. He and my mother married like it was a business arrangement and he thought her charming in her youth.
He prefers his own company, enjoys watching others make fools of themselves, and delights in teasing others at their expense.
And yet, he was the one to first arrange our training in the deadly arts, and harsh as he is, our survival has always been paramount to him.
If he were here, I know exactly how he would respond to my wishing him a 'Happy Father's day'. if he were here. He would say 'thank you, Eliza, but if you were to truly mean that, you might find a way to leave me to read or sharpen my knives in peace."